Category Archives: Lansing Lugnuts

The Midwest League continues to be a conduit through which many of baseball’s top prospects pass. The latest evidence of this comes from MLB.com’s recently-released list of top prospects; eight of the top 11 players are former Midwest Leaguers. Of … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals reportedly have signed RHP Casey Janssen to a one-year deal with a mutual option for the 2016 season. Janssen, who briefly pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2005, pitched at the major-league level for the Toronto Blue Jays … Continue reading →

The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that former MLB catcher Ken Huckaby will manage the Lansing Lugnuts in 2015. It is his first managerial assignment. Huckaby, who served as Lansing’s hitting coach last year, played 161 games during parts of … Continue reading →

With today being New Year’s Eve (and the Baseball Solstice), it’s time for my annual look back at which of my posts were clicked on the most this year. But before I start counting down the top posts, I want … Continue reading →

Former Midwest Leaguers Didi Gregorius and Domingo Leyba were among the four players swapped as part of a three-team trade involving the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Arizona Diamondbacks today. Gregorius goes from Arizona to New York, where he … Continue reading →

The Detroit Tigers traded former West Michigan Whitecaps 2B Devon Travis to the Toronto Blue Jays for OF Anthony Gose late Wednesday night. Earlier that day, Baseball America named Travis the top prospect in the Tigers organization. Presumably that honor … Continue reading →